Belle de Jour quotes
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“in love: a momentary instance of bein almost interested in someone else as in oneself!”
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“Time is limited and some opportunities never repeat themselves.”
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“Male egos require constant stroking. Every task is an achievement, every success epic. That is why women cook, but men are chefs: we make cheese on toast, they produce pain de fromage.”
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“Sometimes I wonder if I met everyone in my life in the wrong order.”
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“Don't ever turn down pleasure because you were afraid of what other people might say.”
-- Belle de JourSource : "Secret red light blogger signs off" by Steven Morris, www.theguardian.com. September 17, 2004.
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“You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.”
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Source : John Hanning Speke (1863). “Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile”, p.19
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“Some things in life are not pleasant but they have to be done. For instance, German and maths.”
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“Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself.”
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“Guard against idols -- yes, guard against all idols, of which surely the greatest is oneself.”
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